Russian Crude Oil Imports to the EU Embargo Through the Russian Baltic Sea Ports: Database of February 2025 Violations

The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews
and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studie
The Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies and BlackSeaNews reports on the results of its own monitoring of violations of the embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil into EU countries in February 2025 through the Russian ports on the Baltic Sea (see Table 1).
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In February 2025, 2 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Baltic Sea were recorded.
The voyages were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in Greece.
In February 2025, 225 368 tons of Russian crude oil were delivered in violation of the embargo through the Russian Baltic Sea ports.
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Table 1. Tankers that transported Russia’s crude oil in violation of the embargo from Russian ports on the Baltic Sea to EU countries in February 2025
Data on shipowners and operators from www.equasis.org
|
Name |
IMO |
DWT |
Flag |
Year built |
Port of departure |
Actual Time of Departure |
Port of destination |
Estimated Time of Arrival |
Registered owner
|
|
GREEN AURA Crude Oil Tanker |
9808168 |
112684 |
Liberia |
2019 |
RU ULU |
2025-02-01 14:04 |
NL RTM
|
2025-02-12 09:26
|
Registered owner AEGEANZHOU BETA INC C/O: Aegean Shipping Management SA 10, Akti Kondyli, 185 45, Piraeus, Greece. |
|
GREEN AURA Crude Oil Tanker
|
9808168 |
112684 |
Liberia |
2019 |
RU ULU |
2025-02-21 00:50 |
IT PFX SARROCH Italy [IT] |
2025-03-05 12:47 |
Registered owner AEGEANZHOU BETA INC C/O: Aegean Shipping Management SA 10, Akti Kondyli, 185 45, Piraeus, Greece. |
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